diff --git a/mongoengine/errors.py b/mongoengine/errors.py
index 2549e822..131596d1 100644
--- a/mongoengine/errors.py
+++ b/mongoengine/errors.py
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ class FieldDoesNotExist(Exception):
     or an :class:`~mongoengine.EmbeddedDocument`.
 
     To avoid this behavior on data loading,
-    you should the :attr:`strict` to ``False``
-    in the :attr:`meta` dictionnary.
+    you should set the :attr:`strict` to ``False``
+    in the :attr:`meta` dictionary.
     """